Full-text: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC6514867
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Found from this paragraph
>Because many vegetables are cooked for edibility or to enhance palatability, the effects of cooking processes that may alter the bioavailability of nutrients, such as phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and fiber, deserve to be mentioned. For instance, evidence exists that slowly simmering vegetables with olive oil in “sofrito” fashion enhances the bioavailability of carotenoids (lycopene) and polyphenols (naringenin, quercetin, and ferulic acid), indicating how the traditional Mediterranean cuisine can contribute to the salutary effects of this dietary pattern (10).
Eat Even More Vegetables and Fruits to Protect Your Heart (2020) editorial from the Annals of Internal Medicine
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1. Introduction
>Cooking can negatively affect the phytochemical content of food through oxidation, degradation, or the formation of pro-oxidant compounds. In contrast, it may improve the bioavailability of phytochemicals by altering chemical structures and releasing bioactive compounds from the food matrix [1,4,5].
>The sofrito is a typical technique of lightly frying onion and garlic in EVOO.
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
>The use of olive oil in Mediterranean cuisine may improve the extractability of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols and carotenoids from food matrix. The migration of polyphenols, such as naringenin, ferulic acid, and quercetin, which are compounds not detected in olive oil, to the oil fraction during the sofrito preparation may enhance their bioacessibility and bioavail
... keep reading on reddit ➡I know a lot of white people say their skin looks more glowy/golden after eating a lot of carrots or other vegetables with carotene/lycopene/astaxanthin but I haven’t seen much info on how it looks on brown skin.
like the title says. i'd also love to hear any stories/experiences you have with this as well.
So basically it's where you eat a lot of vegetable high in beta carotene or supplements and it will tint your skin to look more "tan".
I've seen pictures online of photos edited to show what the effect is suppose to look like and it does look better imo.
I'm really pale and just want a light tan and plus it's eating healthier so why not? Just curious if anyone has heard of this before and can share their experiences :)
